Mohali, July 8 -- The IT City police have registered a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust against a local property dealer, Samir Juneja, for allegedly duping a city resident of Rs.30 lakh in a fraudulent land deal.

Juneja, a resident of Phase-11, Mohali, is currently absconding. Police teams have launched a manhunt to trace and arrest him.

The case was filed based on a complaint filed by Palwinder Singh, 55, a resident of Sector 79, Mohali. As per the complaint, Singh entered into an agreement with Juneja for the purchase of half an acre of land in Nurpur Bet village, Ludhiana. The total value of the deal was fixed at Rs.1.95 crore, for which Singh paid Rs.30 lakh in advance- Rs.15 lakh in cash and Rs.15 lakh through RTGS.

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